Welcome to Bailey-Lane Nursery, Redding, CAWe are a specialized nursery for the Redding (CA) area. In our nursery we grow Californian natives, drought tolerants, deer resistants, herbs, rare plants and much more. Our nursery sells the plants on the Redding Farmers Market, but you can also contact our nursery to buy directly. Be welcome in our nursery.
May's Plant of the Month
Cistus are sun loving, fast growing, drought tolerant, no maintenance, beautiful shrubs. This Cistus blooms with a profusion of showy white blossoms for a few weeks in spring. This Cistus has deep green leafs that have a very sweet resinous smell when warmed by the sun. Plant Cistus in tough terrain, where other plants will struggle, along driveways, in rock gardens, on cut banks, and other hard to landscape areas. Cistus tend to grow in pleasing shrub shape, do not prune cistus hard, rather remove old dead wood, and pinch back green tips to shape. More info We will bring this plant to our next market!
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Bailey Lane Nursery, Redding, CA: We are is a family owned nursery, located in Whitmore, CA (near Redding, California) growing rare plants , trees, shrubs, flowering perennials, groundcover's and much more. Gardening in and barong Redding (CA) with the extreme hot and dry conditions area is challenging. The owners of the Nursery, Jim Bailey and Cleo Lane, have been growing plants in this area and its Mediterranean climate for many years. Through this website (redding-plant-nursery.com), and giving information at the local Saturday Redding's farmers market (Shasta Growers associations Redding Farmers Market) we are extending the plants and plant knowledge that we have accumulated over the years.
Plant selection of Bailey Lane Nursery, Redding, CA: . All plants are hardy for the Redding (CA) That means at least zone 7-9.
- California native plants
- drought tolerant plants
- ornamental grasses
- deer tolerant plants
- hummingbirds plants
- ground covers
- culinary herb plants
- medicinal herb plants
- fragrant plants
- butterfly plants
- foliage plants
- sedum
- succulents
- shade plants
Horticultural background of the staff of Bailey Lane's Nursery, Redding, CA: Both owners of Bailey Lane Nursery have a solid horticultural background and years of experiences in the horticultural trade.
Jim Bailey's horticultural background: Jim Bailey completed his Horticulture degree program at Shasta College. After graduation Jim went to work as a propagator for Bruce Wendt ’s Gray Pine Farms in Oak Run, where he perfected propagation and good nursery practices. Jim left his propagation job go work for a newly developing Arboretum at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. During his seven plus years at the Arboretum Jim has had numerous opportunities to work in diverse areas of landscaping, irrigation, and plant propagation in the Redding area. As a propigationist Jim has done numerous California native revegitation projects for wildlife habitat restoration, wetland restoration, erosion control native plant restoration for mitigation, native tree revegitation, plant care and selection for the California native plant garden. Jim’s love of water conservation is one reason he loves California native plants, drought tolerant plants, sedums, succulents, Mediterranean plants, and grasses. Jim is passionate about the use of drip irrigation to conserve water. As a professional Horticulturist Jim is an excellent propigationist, with considerable experience as an irrigation specialist, native plant restorations, plant expert, and outstanding gardener/landscaper.
Cleo Lane's horticultural background: Cleo Lane was raised in Trinity County by a family whom grew among many other things 10,000 bulbs of organic garlic a year for sell at farmer markets. Her strong passion for gardening and wilderness has led her to seek employment for the Forest Service, nurseries, and the Arboretum. Cleo is continually seeking to enrich her knowledge about the environment and plants. She is enrolled to complete her Horticulture degree at Shasta College. Cleo worked as a Horticulturist for Turtle Bay Mc. Connell Arboretum and Gardens in the year before it was open to the public. During her employment Cleo did propagation work, landscape installation, landscape care, plant propagation, selection and planning for plants in Medicinal Plant Garden. Cleo participated in the creation of many diverse drought tolerant plantings, working with Mediterranean plants, grasses, succulents, California natives, to create artistic and sustainable landscaping, drought tolerant, and native plant gardens. As an active community member and supporter of local food sheds Cleo has worked on a grant to create a school garden, and for a grant aimed at empower a local native group for self-reliant food production. Cleo’s personal interest in plants is for their uses for food, medicine and fiber. Edible landscaping, traditional medicinal gardens, culinary herb gardens, vegetable gardens, and sustainable gardening practices designed to facilitate self-sufficiency are of particular interest to Cleo. As an artist Cleo enjoys designing visual welcoming, and texturally interesting gardens, full of vibrancy and depth. Experience in horticultural, environmental, and agricultural fields gives Cleo a uniquely holistic experiential knowledge of sustainability and useful landscapes.
Why buy plants of Bailey Lane Nursery, Redding, CA? We promise strong, healthy plants that will withstand Redding's summer triple digits and winter frosts. (Zone 7-9)
- We propagate our plants in our nursery in the Redding area. This means our plants are selected and tested to thrive in the Redding area (Zone 7-9). Another advantage: our plants don't have to climatetize after planting like plants grown in the Bay Area.They will start growing immediately.
- Most of our plants are in gallon pots. The sturdy root system gives them a head start when planted.
- We only bring plants that will be successful if planted after sale. Less chance that your plant will die in no time.
- We are knowledgeable. We give you advise for successful planting. We know what each plant needs and will answer all your questions. That's why we give background info with each plant.
- Our plants are affordable. We don't need to pay for an extensive nursery staff and by selling on farmers markets we can keep the prizes low.
The fusion of knowledge and experience brought together by Jim Bailey and Cleo Lane is what makes Bailey Lane Nursery and redding-plant-nursery.com such a valuable resource of plant knowledge for Redding area gardeners. Welcome to our web site use our plant search and plant list to find useful botanical information and plants. If you need more info contact us at info@redding-plant-nursery.com, or come and see us at the Redding (CA) farmers market (Shasta Growers Associations Saturday Redding Farmers Market). Jim and Cleo would be pleased to share their experiences, with California native plants, drought tolerant plants, rock gardens, herb gardens, herb plants, deer tolerant plants, native plant restoration, erosion control, wetland restoration, drip irrigation, water conservation, vegetable gardening, butterfly plants, bee plants, succulent plants, sustainable gardens, rare plants, specimen plants, sedums, xeriscaping, medicinal plants, culinary herbs, edible landscaping, landscape design, wild land mitigation, native tree revegitation, shade gardens, and Mediterranean plants.
Plant searches for plants in the Redding (CA) area: Bailey Lane Nursery offers many different plants for sale. It will be difficult to make your choice. All plants can be grown successfully in the Redding area (zone 7-9), but every plant has its special qualities. To help you choose a plant we offer on this website 4 different search options.
- By name. If you know the botanical or common name of the plant your are looking for, yo could use on the plant search page the plant search box on the right-top corner.
- By preference. Let's assume you are looking for a native plant, with red flowers which loves the sun, you can set your personal search preferences on the plant search page, click on display and we show you the plants that best match your preferences.
- By appearance.You are invited to browse photos of our plants on the plant list page, click on the thumbnail to see more photos and background info.
- Quick plant list without photos. On the Plant list page list you will find our plant list, which can be sorted by botanical or common name and contains links to the photos and background information.
Hope to see you soon on one of the Farmers Markets,